used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
courteouslyadverb
in a polite manner
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
a movement into or inward
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
immediately past
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
motioningverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənɪŋ/
-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
easily agitated
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
NorrisnounUS /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
steadfastlyadverbUS /ˈstedfæstli/
with resolute determination
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading His manner was composed, his face was set and stern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He bowed courteously, if a little coldly, to Vine, and motioning him to a chair, took his own place in the seat before his desk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
VinenounUS /vaɪn/
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
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From this reading Weiss, now that he felt that a crisis of some sort was at hand, recovered altogether from the nervous excitement of the last few minutes.
belonging to which person
From this reading Behind his spectacles his eyes steadfastly watched the countenance of the man whose coming might mean so much.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WARNING Norris Vine shook hands with neither of the two men he greeted upon entering the room.
